World Bank office in Baku names new head

Naveed Hassan Naqvi was appointed the new head of the World Bank’s (WB) office in Azerbaijan.

Naqvi started his career at the WB in 2004 and has worked in the South Asia, Europe and Central Asia regions, where he has led both analytical work and lending operations.

The exact date when Naqvi will take the office is not known yet, but according to preliminary information, he will be introduced to the Azerbaijani government in October 2016, Trend reports.

The office term of the WB’s previous country manager for Azerbaijan, Larisa Leshchenko, expired in late June.